WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Women have been allowed to vote for less than 100 years in the United States, making this Election Day extra special for some of America’s oldest citizens.

For a younger generation, Sandra Day O’Connor was always on the Supreme Court, Nancy Pelosi could always serve as House speaker, and attorneys general could always look like Janet Reno and Loretta Lynch.

But for those women nearing a century of life — who’ve lived through the Great Depression, World War II, June Cleaver, Mary Tyler Moore, Maude, and everything that’s followed — this Election Day is an especially big deal.

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is the first woman to ever be printed at the top of the ticket.

Not all of the nation’s oldest women voters will choose Clinton.

But plenty are proud to mark this milestone by casting their ballot for a female president, and have generously shared their stories with reporters across the nation.

Eleanor Gantman, 100 years old

When Gantman was born, “Woodrow Wilson was president. World War I was raging. Antibiotics hadn’t been discovered yet,” Minnesota Public Radio points out.

Today, Gantman is thrilled to make her choice, telling MPR, “I love it. I love it. I love the thought that she feels capable … And I love the thought that she wants to be president … I think in later years, there will be other women who are capable, and there’s no reason why they can’t run for president.”

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